Explosive device found in Grand Chute home

8:25 AM,
Nov. 25, 2012

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Gannett Wisconsin Media

Three men discovered what police determined to be an improvised explosive device while cleaning out the garage of a home in the 2700 block of West Highway Drive on Saturday afternoon.

The men - all brothers - were cleaning the garage for their father, said Sgt. Randy Reifsteck of the Grand Chute Police Department. Reifsteck did not know the brothers names or ages, but confirmed they were all adults.

The device, found in a box, was "like a piece of pipe with tape around it," Reifsteck said. The two ends of the pipe were ...